Donna Summer Tribute Site Staff

Cathy and friend
June 1999 

I see this woman at all the Donna concerts - she must be a MEGA fan! ;-)

email: cathy@donna-tribute.com

Cathy Hawkins

webmistress

Ok, so if you are here I guess you are wondering about me. I have been a Donna Summer "freak" since 1978
when I got my hands on Live And More. I got it because I had fallen in love with a song I heard on TV called Mimi's Song. But after I played the album I discovered that there were plenty of other great songs on it too. After playing Live And More constantly - I heard that a new album was coming out called Bad Girls. I was hesitant about getting is because I thought there was no way it could be as good as Live And More. But then I heard Hot Stuff on the radio a few times and I just HAD to have the album. When I got it I was NOT disappointed. From that time on I was hooked, and I made it a point to get every album Donna had recorded. Here it is, over 20 years later and I love her music as much as (if not more than) I did before.

For most of that 20 plus years, I was a relatively quiet fan. I bought the records and went to the shows, but I didn't really hook up with other Donna fans. And then almost 4 years ago someone gave me their old cast off computer. I discovered a whole world of Donna fans right there in my computer. Eventually I was inspired to start a website of my own. The first page I did was a really cheesy page of pictures - but I was still learning. After that I added the discography. Then I started putting news on the page with the pictures. Eventually I figured out that it would be a good idea to make the site LOOK like something. And the Tribute Site as you know it now was born. Since then, I've tried to keep the site updated with the latest news - even when there isn't much to talk about. And my success has been in large part due to the contributions of fans like you who have emailed me with tidbits you've discovered, with reviews of shows you've seen, and with general encouragement and constructive criticism. So I guess in a way that makes you ALL website staff. (But this is a non-profit site so don't expect a paycheck any time soon! LOL)

The Fabulous Albert and friend
January 1999 

Who IS that woman who keeps showing up in our pictures? ;-)

email: fab_one@donna-tribute.com

The Fabulous Albert

Featured columnist

The Fab One is another 20 plus year veteran fan. He's the guy who handed Donna the white roses in Live And More Encore, he's the guy who sang with Starr Jones on The View last summer and he's the guy who provided the inspiration (and a lot of the text) for the introduction to the Pages From The Heart book. Before he started writing for the Tribute Site, he was a semi-regular contributor to the Donna Summer Fan Club newsletter and he regularly posted reviews on the AOL messageboard. After stealing many of his reviews for the site, I thought it was easier to just give him his own space here on the site.

Albert is my resident expert on the music business as he is currently a college student going for degrees in music business. And that expertise provides a needed balance to this site - so that when I whine like a spoiled fan when the record company doesn't do exactly what I want, Albert can explain the reasoning behind it. Additionally, he's a good descriptive writer. You may not always agree with his reviews, but you will always have a clear picture of the way he feels. And maybe one of these days, he'll find a few minutes to write up his own biography. ;-)

Ken pointing out some star-shaped oddity on the Los Angeles sidewalk.

Ken Allan

Featured columnist

Once upon a time, the Fab One and I ran out of ideas for our columns. So I offered the space to any fan who had something to say. As it turned out, one fan in particular had a lot to say and he bailed me out on several occasions. So I finally just gave him his own column and Ken's Korner was born.

Ken Allan is a Donna fan from way back with no end in sight. He's seen Donna something like 30 times in concert, but has yet to meet her face to face. Not that he would refuse the opportunity if it ever arose.  (That's a hint, Donna.  ;-) )

In his spare time Ken likes to translate Donna Summer lyrics from their original English into Latin and then into Russian. (He made me say that - I swear!) And if that doesn't keep him busy enough, he working on turning his partner of 2 years into a rabid member of the Summer Fever Brigade like the rest of us. His pug dog, Millie, is already a fan - and you should hear her howl Hot Stuff in Russian!  ;-)

Piggy

Site Mascot

The Diva Cat Piggy became the unofficial site mascot and the official cause of many typos thanks to her constant companionship while I'm on the computer and her constant jealousy of the attention I pay to the computer!  LOL

She passed away in June of 2006, so all typos are now dedicated to her memory.

These days I am only owned by one cat, George - and she can't be bothered to cause any typos. It takes time away from her busy schedule of eating, sleeping and complaining.  ;-)  (And yes, George really is a she.)